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| View Article | 5:01 p.m. | April 16, 2026 | WTTW | Illinois Prison Officials Digitized Mail to Stop Contraband, But New Data Shows Little Results So Far | https://news.wttw.com/2026/04/16/illinois-prison-officials-digitized-mail-stop-contraband-new-data-shows-little-results | The switch to digitized mail for incarcerated people has had little impact on the drug exposures the policy sought to stop, according to new data from the Illinois Department of Corrections. Instead, there was an increase in total drug discoveries between the six months prior to digitization and the six … |
| View Article | 5:01 p.m. | April 16, 2026 | WBEZ | The Rundown: What to know about electing Chicago’s school board | https://www.wbez.org/wbez-newsletter/2026/04/16/the-rundown-what-to-know-about-electing-chicagos-school-board | _Good afternoon! It’s Thursday, and I’m planning to stream Season 2 of Netflix’s “_ [ __Beef_ _ ][1] _” this weekend to avoid the rain. Here’s what you need to know today._ [ **_1\. Chicago’s school board election is coming. Here’s what to know and what’s at stake_ ** ][2] … |
| View Article | 5:01 p.m. | April 16, 2026 | NBC Local | PopUp Bagels set to open in Chicago with a special collab — while supplies lasts | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/popup-bagels-set-to-open-in-chicago-with-a-special-collab-but-only-while-supplies-lasts/3923891/ | The highly anticipated opening of a new bagel store in Chicago will come with a surprise collab that only the city can do. [ PopUp Bagels ][6] , a social media favorite known for its "grip, rip and dip" method, is set for its grand opening Friday morning in Chicago's … |
| View Article | 5:01 p.m. | April 16, 2026 | NBC Local | What's next for Ford City Mall as Chicago officials seek its closure | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/whats-next-for-ford-city-mall-as-chicago-officials-seek-its-closure/3923938/ | Chicago city leaders are pushing to close the Ford City Mall on the southwest side calling it a "death trap," citing serious safety risk and hazardous conditions. The city even filed an emergency motion to vacate the property. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. [ ![Watch button][4] … |
| View Article | 5:01 p.m. | April 16, 2026 | NBC Local | FAA orders O'Hare Airport to cut more than 300 planned daily flights | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/faa-orders-ohare-international-airport-to-cut-more-than-300-planned-daily-flights/3923959/ | Federal officials have ordered Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport to cut more than 300 daily flights this summer to address several issues. The FAA and the U.S. Department of Transportation on Thursday announced that the airport would be limited to a total of 2,708 flights per day this summer, more than … |
| View Article | 5 p.m. | April 16, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Man confesses to using car to intimidate, impede federal agents during Operation Midway Blitz: prosecutors | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/man-confesses-to-using-car-to-intimidate-impede-federal-agents-during-operation-midway-blitz-prosecutors | #### The Brief * * A 27-year-old Illinois man, Anthony Gonzalez Alvarez, pleaded guilty to a federal charge for interfering with immigration agents during a Chicago operation. * He admitted to ramming a federal vehicle to disrupt the operation and later filing a false police report claiming his truck was … |
| View Article | 5 p.m. | April 16, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | White Sox righty Davis Martin could fill void of staff ace | https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2026/04/16/white-sox-davis-martin-shane-smith-martin-perez-shea-langeliers-athletics | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][79] * [ Facebook ][80] * [ Bluesky ][81] * [ Email ][82] * [ Reddit ][83] * [ Flipboard ][84] With Opening Day starter and 2025 All-Star Shane Smith trying to recapture his form in the minors, the top … |
| View Article | 5 p.m. | April 16, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Fracasa el intento de frenar aumento del salario mínimo para trabajadores con propinas en Chicago | https://chicago.suntimes.com/la-voz/2026/04/16/fracasa-el-intento-de-frenar-aumento-del-salario-minimo-para-trabajadores-con-propinas-en-chicago | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][67] * [ Facebook ][68] * [ Bluesky ][69] * [ Email ][70] * [ Reddit ][71] * [ Flipboard ][72] [ ![][73] ][74] El mejor lugar para cobertura de noticias y cultura latina en Chicago. El salario por hora … |
| View Article | 5 p.m. | April 16, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Chicago Loop Alliance names Suzet McKinney CEO | https://chicago.suntimes.com/work/2026/04/16/chicago-loop-alliance-suzet-mckinney-ceo | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][56] * [ Facebook ][57] * [ Bluesky ][58] * [ Email ][59] * [ Reddit ][60] * [ Flipboard ][61] The Chicago Loop Alliance on Thursday announced Suzet McKinney as its new president and CEO starting May 11. She … |
| View Article | 5 p.m. | April 16, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Cubs return home to face struggling Mets | https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs/2026/04/16/cubs-return-home-to-face-struggling-mets | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][40] * [ Facebook ][41] * [ Bluesky ][42] * [ Email ][43] * [ Reddit ][44] * [ Flipboard ][45] The [ Cubs ][46] could not be returning home to a more favorable forecast this weekend. Temperatures are climbing, … |
| View Article | 5 p.m. | April 16, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Chicago man gets 25 years for serving as a 'press person' for the ISIS terrorist organization | https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/04/16/terrorism-isis-islamic-state-crime-chicago | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][27] * [ Facebook ][28] * [ Bluesky ][29] * [ Email ][30] * [ Reddit ][31] * [ Flipboard ][32] A federal judge on Thursday handed a 25-year prison sentence to a former Chicago **** software **** developer **** … |
| View Article | 5 p.m. | April 16, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Connor Bedard feels ready for Blackhawks' captaincy, and his teammates agree: 'He's our guy' | https://chicago.suntimes.com/blackhawks/2026/04/16/connor-bedard-blackhawks-captain-ready-leadership-alex-vlasic | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][12] * [ Facebook ][13] * [ Bluesky ][14] * [ Email ][15] * [ Reddit ][16] * [ Flipboard ][17] Connor Bedard showcased a more mature, comfortable, outspoken and occasionally funny side of himself in his third [ Blackhawks … |
| View Article | 5 p.m. | April 16, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Technology always wins, but we can make our own magic until then | https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/04/16/food-delivery-robots-coco-chicago-bus-shelter-mishaps-hand-and-the-eye-magic | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] A lot of old people on Facebook, waxing nostalgic about drinking out of garden hoses, riding in the beds … |
| View Article | 5 p.m. | April 16, 2026 | Chicago Reader | Panlasa bridges the seas at the next Monday Night Foodball | https://chicagoreader.com/food/monday-night-foodball/panlasa-roland-floro-calupe-hawaiian-filipino-drinking-food-pulutan-pupus/ | More than 5,500 miles of ocean separate the salt beds of Pangasinan from the cacao orchards of North Hilo. But Roland Floro Calupe found a way to close the distance. He’s watched seawater flood the clay reservoirs on the northwestern coast of Luzon in the Philippines, where the water evaporates … |
| View Article | 5 p.m. | April 16, 2026 | Chicago Reader | Projection events | https://chicagoreader.com/film-tv/the-moviegoer/onion-city-experimental-film-doc-films/ | ![][1] _The Moviegoer is the diary of a local film buff, collecting the best of what Chicago’s independent and underground film scene has to offer._ * * * I’d argue Chicago is one of the great cities for experimental film, and [ the Onion City Experimental Film Festival ][2] is … |
| View Article | 5 p.m. | April 16, 2026 | CBS Local | Morton Grove house fire likely caused by lightning strike, officials say | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/morton-grove-house-fire-lightning-strike-hoffman-drive/ | A home in north suburban Morton Grove was heavily damaged in a fire likely caused by a lightning strike on Thursday afternoon. Shortly after noon, Morton Grove firefighters responded to a two-story home in the 6400 block of Hoffman Drive, where the roof, attic, and exterior wall had caught fire, … |
| View Article | 5 p.m. | April 16, 2026 | CBS Local | FAA orders Chicago O'Hare International Airport to cut over 300 planned flights daily between May and October | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/faa-order-chicago-ohare-airport-cut-over-300-flights-summer/ | The Federal Aviation Administration has made a decision about flight traffic at Chicago O'Hare International Airport and is ordering [ flight reductions ][5] of more than 300 trips per day over the busy summer travel season. The FAA is restricting O'Hare to 2,708 flights per day from May 17 to … |
| View Article | 5 p.m. | April 16, 2026 | CBS Local | Live Updates: Israel's ceasefire in Lebanon begins as Iran keeps Strait of Hormuz gridlocked | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/live-updates/iran-war-us-trump-strait-of-hormuz-diplomacy-ceasefire/ | ## What to know about the Iran war today: * A 10-day ceasefire deal between Israel and Lebanon took effect at 5 p.m. Thursday, after Israel's continued attacks on Lebanon-based militant group Hezbollah — an Iranian proxy — had [ threatened ][4] the ceasefire in the wider Iran war. * … |
| View Article | 5 p.m. | April 16, 2026 | CBS Local | People living along Des Plaines River prepare for flooding with more rain in the forecast | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/des-plaines-river-flooding-preparations-rain/ | The Des Plaines River has seen near-record flooding in northwest suburban Des Plaines, and officials fear levels could reach major flood stage this weekend with more rain in the forecast. As of Thursday afternoon, the river was running at 15 feet and almost 10 inches near Des Plaines, about five … |
| View Article | 5 p.m. | April 16, 2026 | ABC Local | Oak Lawn man charged in downtown shooting that critically injured man at 7-Eleven: CPD | https://abc7chicago.com/post/oak-lawn-man-jaquell-hayes-charged-loop-shooting-critically-injured-7-eleven-adams-street-chicago-police/18900326/ | CHICAGO (WLS) -- A 30-year-old Oak Lawn man has been charged with attempted first-degree murder in a shooting downtown Chicago last month, Chicago police said Thursday. Jaquell Hayes was arrested by members of the Chicago Police Department and the U.S. Marshals Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force on Tuesday in … |